Cory Bolkan , Assistant Professor
Mailing AddressDepartment of Human Development ContactOffice: VMCB 229 |
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Teaching Schedule
| Fall 2009 | |
| HD 310 | Research Approaches to Human Development |
| HD 412 | Adult Development and Learning |
| Spring 2010 | |
| HD 305 | Gerontology |
| HD 360 | Death and Dying |
Education
| Ph.D. | 2006 | Human Development and Family Sciences Focus: Gerontology, Psychology Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR |
| M.S. | 2003 | Human Development and Family Sciences Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR |
| 1997 | University of Virginia Hispanic Studies Program Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain |
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| B.A. | 1999 | Psychology Spanish University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
Professional Experience
| 2008-Present | Assistant Professor Department of Human Development Washington State University Vancouver Vancouver, WA 98686 |
| 2006-2008 | Research Associate Department of Health Services School of Public Health and Community Medicine University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| 2006-2008 | Postdoctoral Fellow Northwest Center of Outcomes Research in Older Adults Health Services Research and Development Center of Excellence Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA Investigator with Expanding and Testing VA Collaborative Care Models for Depression and the Well-Being Among Veterans Enhancement Study (Drs. Chaney and Rubenstein, Co-PIs). |
| 2000-2005 | Graduate Research Assistant Department of Human Development and Family Sciences Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR |
| 1998-1999 | Research Assistant Department of Psychology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
Research and Teaching Interests:
- Adult development and aging
- Mental health in later life
- Personality development
- Family gerontology
Recent Publications:
- Liu, F., Bolkan, C., Chan, D., Yano, E. M., Rubenstein, L., and Chaney, E. (in press). Dual use of VA and non-VA services among patients with depression. Journal of Internal Medicine.
- Bolkan, C., Mierdiercks, P., and Hooker, K. (in press). Stability and change in personality: Middle to old age. In M. C. Smith (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Adult Development and Learning, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
- Bolkan, C., Hooker, K., and Coehlo, D. (under review). Possible selves and depressive symptoms in later life.
- Hooker, K. and Bolkan, C. (2005). Personality. In R. Schulz (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Aging (4th edition, Vol. II; pp. 914-919). New York: Springer Publishing.